"An approach he dubbed 'silent defiance' which I believe is a bold rebrand of doing jack squat. Showing a mocking quote and image on screen, he jibed: As Martin Luther King once said, Shhh.'"
"For Democrats who did attend, Hakeem Jeffries urged members not to make a scene, Colbert said, following with the punch: An approach he dubbed silent defiance which I believe is a bold rebrand of doing jack squat."
"At the outset of the address, Rep. Al Green (D-TX) held up a sign reading, Black people aren't apes, referencing a video posted earlier this month on Trump's social media account depicting Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes."
During President Trump's State of the Union address, Democratic lawmakers employed various protest tactics. While dozens boycotted entirely and others staged walkouts or held signs, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urged attendees to avoid disruptive displays. Stephen Colbert mocked this "silent defiance" approach on The Late Show, characterizing it as doing nothing. Meanwhile, Democrats who skipped the speech gathered at a counter-event on the National Mall. Inside the chamber, Rep. Al Green was removed after holding a sign referencing racist imagery, and Rep. Norma Torres displayed photos of citizens killed by immigration enforcement, while Rep. Ilhan Omar vocally protested the administration's policies.
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